Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per square kilometre in China
China: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per square kilometre was 0.7117 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, per square kilometre in China stood at 0.7117 t per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.9% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, per square kilometre in China peaked at 1.06 t per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 t per square kilometre, in 1976.
That places China 29th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0016 t per square kilometre | +87.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0026 t per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0026 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0053 t per square kilometre | +105.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0047 t per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0019 t per square kilometre | -58.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0017 t per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0036 t per square kilometre | +112.5% |
| 1973 | 0.002 t per square kilometre | -44.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | -85.8% |
| 1976 | 0 t per square kilometre | -96.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0013 t per square kilometre | +12200.0% |
| 1978 | 0.001 t per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 t per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | -77.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | -64.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | +644.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | -92.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +962.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0017 t per square kilometre | +82.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | -65.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | -61.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 t per square kilometre | +94.0% |
| 1993 | 0.003 t per square kilometre | +472.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0055 t per square kilometre | +87.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0146 t per square kilometre | +163.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0198 t per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0229 t per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0137 t per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0092 t per square kilometre | -32.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0614 t per square kilometre | +563.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0806 t per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0457 t per square kilometre | -43.2% |
| 2003 | 0.169 t per square kilometre | +269.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2441 t per square kilometre | +44.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1247 t per square kilometre | -48.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1281 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.389 t per square kilometre | +203.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2912 t per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2522 t per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5034 t per square kilometre | +99.6% |
| 2011 | 0.424 t per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 0.532 t per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6045 t per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9472 t per square kilometre | +56.7% |
| 2015 | 1.06 t per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6529 t per square kilometre | -38.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5918 t per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5266 t per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6454 t per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6914 t per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.752 t per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.561 t per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7117 t per square kilometre | +26.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.7117 t per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0102 t per square kilometre, 69.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per square kilometre in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +12200.0% | 0 t per square kilometre | 0.0013 t per square kilometre |
| 1987 | +962.6% | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | 0.0009 t per square kilometre |
| 1984 | +644.4% | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | 0.0007 t per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +563.5% | 0.0092 t per square kilometre | 0.0614 t per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +472.8% | 0.0005 t per square kilometre | 0.003 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0022 t per square kilometre | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | 0.0053 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0015 t per square kilometre | 0 t per square kilometre | 0.0036 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 t per square kilometre | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | 0.0017 t per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.009 t per square kilometre | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 0.0229 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1786 t per square kilometre | 0.0457 t per square kilometre | 0.389 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.649 t per square kilometre | 0.424 t per square kilometre | 1.06 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.679 t per square kilometre | 0.561 t per square kilometre | 0.752 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9037 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, per square kilometre in China?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, per square kilometre in China was 0.7117 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 t per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does China rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 29th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 60 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.